grasshopper

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Hyphenation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From grass +‎ hopper.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə/
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• (US) IPA: /ˈgɹæsˌhɑpər/
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[edit] Hyphenation

grass·hop·per

[edit] Noun

grasshopper (plural grasshoppers)

1. A herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera noted for its ability to jump long distances.
2. An alcoholic beverage made with green crème de menthe.
3. (figuratively) a young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent
   • 2009, B.P. Terpstra, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 2:

     Although we don't know exactly why Li is chosen to dance, we witness a man assuring officials that the child isn't from bourgeois stock. Phew. There are no known landowners in the family, so the grasshopper passes some cultural purity test, in a state often fixated on class warfare, driven by the cult of personality, and bullied by paranoia.

[edit] Derived terms

• knee high to a grasshopper

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